I have a three-pronged approach to cooking: cook good food, cook often, and cook within my budget. The first two are easy for me; the budget is definitely the tough part. What made a budget more manageable for me was developing small habits that are sustainable and easy to stick with.

Here are the five essential habits that keep me cooking within my budget. They are simple, but — like the grocery habits we talked about last week — these are the bedrock of sticking to a budget. Are these the ones you practice too?

Just in time for Valentine's Day, there's a new way to get your chocolate fix. A chocolatier in Belgium has developed a device that allows chocoholics to snort single origin cocoa powder. Adventurous chocolate lovers can choose between cocoa powder that is mixed with either ginger or raspberry as well.

This year my husband and I are spending time with both our families over the next few weeks, which means traveling from Los Angeles to Seattle to Boston and back again. Needless to say, we'll be spending a lot of time on airplanes, and not one of the flights includes a meal.

Instead of relying on sad bags of mini pretzels or soggy airport sandwiches, I'll be packing a few of these whole wheat pockets. Stuffed with spiced lentils, kale, and mashed roasted sweet potato, these sturdy vegan pastries freeze well and taste great hot or at room temperature. So whether you're sitting in your cubicle or cruising at 30,000 feet, you can have a wholesome meal ready whenever you are.

Good news for ice cream lovers! Breyers – which has long touted their natural ingredients — announced last week that going forward, they will only source milk and cream from dairies that do not use artificial growth hormones.

Wherever you buy your coffee, chances are it's not where your family across the country buys it. According to this map, which plots where certain coffee chains are most popular in the US, Dunkin' Donuts dominates the East Coast, and people don't start drinking Starbucks until they head west.

The USDA announced that it is giving out $18 million in grants to support the next generation of farmers. They are targeted at those who have ranched or farmed for less than 10 years, with the aim of supporting and fostering innovative ideas.